Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
731,578,380 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 731,578,244 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make 17,557,881,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 17,557,877,865 KWD per year, or 1,463,156,489 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.9% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 15275356574
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 14309673113
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 14134094302
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 13519568138
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 10271360455
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 10105351536
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 9832414058
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 9581304301
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 9290409992
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 9274073450
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 9235449807
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 9094987841
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 9086210313
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 8993431596
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 8866732783
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 8780598957
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 8590830203
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 8511187047
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 8427787485
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7251417795
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 6563120073
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6464816529
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6320839947
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9358361405
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 8159224766
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 15802090920
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 14573042337
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 13695149903
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 11412624100
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 11412626960
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 10900519579
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 10710310752
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 10534736408
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 10358980249
41.0%
11
China
KWD 9656843336
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 9462448014
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9305682893
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 9152702540
47.9%
15
India
KWD 2020455672
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 15540147218
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 12729463984
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 11785731179
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 11719887689
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 11412624208
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 11412622726
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 11351171890
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 10754204605
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 10663963053
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 10534736158
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10016160840
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 12773358568
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 12290516939
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 11980180870
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 11942870776
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 11614538667
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 11412623406
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 10798096978
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 10690116298
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 10639865957
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 10534729023
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 9656837667
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 17382299569
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 17557877865
1.9%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 17557876702
2.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 16679987064
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 16679987064
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 16153250630
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 13168410925
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 10225885602
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 8778948074
50.0%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.

NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.